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Church of St Mary, Bury St Edmunds
The Church of St Mary, Bury St Edmunds was originally part of the abbey complex, along with St James (now the cathedral) and St Margaret's (now demolished) - but all these three were dwarfed by the Abbey Church which is now in ruins.
Its original dedication was "The church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary", but it is now universally known as "St Mary's".
It has the largest west window of any parish church in Britain and the second longest nave (after Christchurch Priory). It also contains the grave of a Queen of France - see TL8563 : Bury St Edmunds - St Mary's - Mary Tudor, Queen of France for more details.
It dates from the C14th & 15th though on an earlier site as far back as the C7th century, founded by King Sigeberht. The current building is in the Perpendicular style. This third and final period of Gothic architecture features numerous large windows allowing a lot of light into the interior.
On our visit we were met by a very informative and friendly guide who made us aware of its most interesting features.
Unsurprisingly it is Grade I listed: Link
Local visitor information: Link
Its original dedication was "The church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary", but it is now universally known as "St Mary's".
It has the largest west window of any parish church in Britain and the second longest nave (after Christchurch Priory). It also contains the grave of a Queen of France - see TL8563 : Bury St Edmunds - St Mary's - Mary Tudor, Queen of France for more details.
It dates from the C14th & 15th though on an earlier site as far back as the C7th century, founded by King Sigeberht. The current building is in the Perpendicular style. This third and final period of Gothic architecture features numerous large windows allowing a lot of light into the interior.
On our visit we were met by a very informative and friendly guide who made us aware of its most interesting features.
Unsurprisingly it is Grade I listed: Link
Local visitor information: Link
by Rob Farrow
Created: Mon, 18 Jul 2022, Updated: Mon, 18 Sep 2023
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